A 34 km long route stretching through the Lithuanian Provence – the etnographic villages of Dzūkija.
Route surface:
50% asphalt
40% gravel road
10% forest paths
Places to visit on the route:
- You arrive by train at the Zervynos village train stop – the smallest one in Lithuania!
- Zervynos ethnographic village, three crosses with aprons, a wooden bridge over the Ūla River
- Spring “Ūlos akis” and Mančiagirė cliffs
- In the village of Puvočiai – a suspension bridge over Merkys River and an observation tower
- Marcinkoniai village – Klonių sand dunes, raised bog “Meškos šikna”, ethnographic homestead of Dzūkija National Park, railway station, bakery “Pamislyk ir užeik”
Departure to Vilnius from the old train station in Marcinkonys village. This station is an authentic cultural heritage site that has survived since 1862, when the St. Petersburg-Warsaw railway was built through Marcinkonys. Today, it is the last stop before the Belarusian border. Inside you will find Verpėjos art gallery.
